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For a month now this roof as been comforting. I don't know if it's the silence. Or the peace in the wind. But I always found sitting on the schools roof so..... Peaceful. Like all my worries can just fly away with the birds. And nothing, just nothing can ruin my happiness that I have been longing for. Even if it's just for 10 minutes.

Unfortunately I have been sharing this roof with an uninvited visiter. Although he seems to need this roof more than I do. I still can't yet give it up.

It's my escape from my reality.

Always coming home to a drunk step father and him come in to my room late at night.

Some times he would just cry. Which are his better nights. But I could never forget what he has done to me on his bad nights. Coming in to my room shit faced and angry. Since I'm the only child that's living, if I'm lucky  he comes in and beats me. Other nights he touches me in ways that scar me for life.

But cause of his abusive ways I have lost all respect for myself..... What can I do? I can't run away. I wouldn't have anything left.

All I have is this roof.

This roof that I'm left to share with this visiter.

I hope he doesn't stay long.

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